23/07/2025
๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ...
.. and are grateful to Professor Rogers for her inspiring leadership over the past 14 years.
Under current director, Professor Yvonne Rogers, UCLIC has grown to become the largest human-computer interaction group in the UK, making it an internationally recognised centre of excellence in human-computer interaction, expanding its academic team to 25 members and establishing dedicated research spaces to support its growth.
Professor Berthouze has long been a key figure in UCLIC, serving as Deputy and Acting Director since 2009. Building on Professor Rogersโ legacy, she now brings forward a compelling vision to strengthen UCLICโs role as a world-leading centre for socially engaged, critically grounded interaction research.
On announcing the new appointment, Professors Peter Fonagy, Head of Division, Psychology and Language Sciences, and Danny Alexander, Head of Department, Computer Science, said:
โYvonneโs vision has helped to forge new interdisciplinary pathways, including the development of research on digital mental health through joint appointments with the Centre for Behaviour Change and CEHP. We are deeply grateful for her leadership and the legacy she leaves behind.
โWe are equally delighted to welcome Nadia into the role. Nadia brings a wealth of experience and a strong vision for UCLICโs future. Internationally recognised as a pioneer in Affective Computing, her work bridges Computer Science and Psychology and has attracted more than ยฃ20 million in research funding from UKRI, the EU, and major industrial partners such as Bentley and NTT. She has a strong track record of nurturing talent, with former PhD students now holding academic positions around the world, including two Professors at UCLIC.โ
